Canteen



Nov. 30, 1937. F. E. ANDERSON CANTEEN Filed July 16, 1955 Patented Nov. 30, 1937 x UNITED STATES PA-TE t m I I 2,100,894"

NT OFFICIE GANTEE li c I Frank E. Anderson, Inglewood,flalif., assignor to Boyle Manufacturing: Company," Inc., Los Angeles, Calif., a corporation of'California Application July 16, lsssjserial no. 31,652

4 Claims. ((31. "220 91 Canteens of the character to which my invention relates are generally covered with a fabric such as blanket material or canvas, or both, by conforming the covering material to the shape of the container and sewing the seams of the mal0 terial by hand. This hand method is not only slow and costly, but is unsatisfactory in that the covering material on the exposed edges is subject to damage and wear out of proportion to.the covering on the surfaces. u

One of the objects of my invention is to: bind the fabric or covering material upon the container by means which securely holds the material in place and at the same time protects the exposed edges against damage from rough usage.

A further object is to provide a structure in which the fabric or covering material can be permanently secured in place at a low cost and with a minimum of handling. I 7

Other objects of my invention will appear from the following description and claims in conjunction with the accompanying drawing which illustrates one embodiment of the invention.

Referring to this drawing,

Fig. 1 is a view in elevation of the exterior of a canteen structure embodying the invention, a portion of the covering and side wall being broken away to illustrate the structure;

Fig. 2 is a view in side or edge elevation of the structure shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail section, illustrating a portion of the container seam with the fabric covering associated therewith and the clamping ring for binding the fabric in place;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail section of the same portions illustrated in Fig. 3, but With the clamping ring crimped about the fabric to hold it in place, this view being taken substantially on the line 44 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 5 is a detail section through one of the 5 strap loop members illustrating the manner of attaching these loops.

The canteen shown in the drawing is a circularly shaped container formed generally of an edge or cylindrical wall A and two side walls B .joined together by annular seams at the margins of said walls. The container is preferably made of sheet metal and the side walls are dish-shaped throughout the greater portion of their area for the purposes of strength, capacity and appearance. The edge or cylindrical wall A has a 'sheetimetal structures of this character.

short, neck-C formed therein, provided with an openingwhich is closed by a removable capor plug D3 The-edge. and side walls are in substantial right-angled relation to each other and their adjacent marginal portions E and Frespectively are foldedupon each other'and rolled or compressed to form a seam of the type usually employed in The seamsG in the present structure are formed to standout angularly in the nature of annular beads. 1 These beads form generally the highest gprojectingportions in the contour of the structure andare therefore subject to the most damage.

; I n t 1'l'e present structure the fabric coveringmaterial H is extended over the beads or seams, and

mater al or canvas or sometimes superimposed layers 6i both materials. The cylindrical Wall A is covered by a strip of material wide enough to .cover .the wall with its margins J overlying the "Seams on beads G. In like manner the side walls "are covered with blanket material H, the material being cut circular and formed to conform to the dish of the side walls. The marginal portions K overlie the beads and extend substantially to the outer margin thereof.

The marginal portions of the blanket covering material are enclosed within and secured in place by a clamping ring L which is crimped or. contracted upon the bead. As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the clamping ring or band is originally made channel or groove shaped M in section and has an inner radially disposed flange N. The marginal portions 0 are doubled back inwardly upon the metal of the ring to stiffen the ring and at the same time provide smooth, rounded edges which will not cut the fabric when the ring is contracted. The ring is originally formed, as shown in Fig. 3, with the wall of the channel of such diameter that the ring can be slipped over the covering material and the bead or seam of the container so as to embrace and enclose therein the bead or seam and the overlying marginal portions of the covering material.

After being positioned in this manner, the ring is then deformed by contracting the walls thereof. This is accomplished by applying pressure to the structure in such a way as to force the outer marginal portion of the ring toward the inner wall portion of the ring with sufficient force to compress or contract the ring tightly upon the bead and fabric. The closing operation of the ring may be accomplished in any suitable manner, as, for instance, by spinning or by the use of any suitable tool which will tightly contract the ring upon the bead. Thus the covering material H on the edge wall is firmly clamped against the bead or seam. The radial flange N bears against the fabric over the fairly wide surface and avoids danger of the fabric being cut by the ring when it is crimped in place.

The advantages of this structure are that the fastening of the covering material can be quickly accomplished, the placing of the clamping rings into position and closing them tightly against the seams operates to stretch the covering material uniformly, the hand sewing of the fabric at the seams is avoided, and a metal protection is provided for the fabric at the seams;

Canteens of this character are usually prpvided with a carrying strap P in the form of a loop e'x-r tending around the cylindrical or edge wall thereof. The strap is threaded through loop members Q disposed at intervals around the structure to prevent the strap from becoming detached. In the present structure these loop members are made of metal having smooth cylindrical portions R extending crosswise and parallel with the face of the wall A and spaced therefrom by end members S which have their end portions T turned outwardly and then angularly upwardly under the marginal portions of the clamping rings. These loop members are put in place before the clamping rings are contracted, and

when the rings are contracted the end portions T of the loops are firmly clamped and held in position. 7

It is obvious that changes may be made in the construction, operation and arrangement of the parts without departing from thespirit of the invention, and I contemplate such changes as fairly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a structure of the class described, the combination of container having an annular wall and end walls joined by seams forming annular beads, projecting angularly beyond the corners formed by said walls, a fabric material covering the walls of said container and arranged with margins overlapping said beads, and annular channeled members enclosing said beads and contracted into engagement with said seams and the margins of said fabric.

2. In a canteen structure, the combination of a container having a cylindrical wall and end walls joined at their edges to form angularly disposed outstanding annular seams, fabric covering material extending over said walls and overlying the seams beyond the corners of the walls, and clamping rings channel-shaped in cross section enclosing said beads and the overlying portions of said fabric material and tightly compressed into engagement therewith the marginal edges of said rings extending to the corners of said walls.

3. In a canteen structure, the combination of a container having a cylindrical Wall and end walls joined at their edges to form outstanding annular seams, fabric covering material ext-ending over said walls and overlying the seams, clamping rings channel-shaped in cross section and enclosing said seams and the overlying portions of fabric material and tightly compressed into engagement therewith, and strap loop members extending between said seams and having their end portions clamped between the rings and the seams.

4. In a canteen the combination of a sheet metal container formed with a cylindrical wall and end walls joined to the margins thereof by annular seams formed to extend outwardly at an angle beyond the corners of said walls to provide annular ribs, fabric covering material covering the said cylindrical wall and said end walls and having their marginal portions overlying said annular ribs, and annular band members channel-shaped in cross-section positioned on said ribs to enclose the ribs and the overlying marginal portions of the fabric and tightly compressedinto engagement therewith.

FRANK E. ANDERSON. 

